Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 10,705, Isaac Frink, Conn.

SERVICE
Frink, Isaac
NUMBER
Conn.
810705
carded
CONTENTS

2229 New York
Isaac Frink
of New York City in the State of New York who was a Brave in the Company commanded by Captain M. Palmer of the Regt. commanded by Col. S. May - in the Connecticut line for 10 months
Inscribed on the Roll of New York at the rate of 20 Dollars per annum to commence on the 1st. day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 21 day of March 1832 and sent to Clement Kinderhook N.Y.
Arrears to 1st of Sept 1832 - $30.00 Pension allowance since 4 Mar 33 10.00 $40.00
{ Revolutionary War { Act June 7. 1832.
Recorded by Gab. Siles Clerk Book D Vol. 5 Page 87

Application of Isaac Frink
admitted 6 mo $20
claimant

State of New York
Columbia County ss. On this 16 th day of July 1832 personally appeared in open Court before the Justices of the Justices Court in the city of Hudson County & State, aforesaid, now sitting Isaac Frink, a resident of the town of Kinderhook County aforesaid, aged seventy one years, who being duly sworn according to Law, doth on his oath make the following Declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed 7 th June 1832 - That he was born in the town of Stonington in the State of Connecticut in February of 1761 that he enlisted into the service of the United States in the line of Connecticut State troops in the Spring of the year 1777 for the term of six months - under Col John Elij. - Capt. Nathan Palmer & other Officers whom he does not now recollect - was first marched to New- London in said Conn - from there to Providence in Rhode Island - thence down the east side of Providence River to the town of Little Compton where the Regiment tarried four or five weeks I made four attempts to take a battery across the river in Newport but failed in each attempt. The troops at this time were command- ed by Genl. Spencer; After these several

attempt had failed the Regiment to which he belonged was marched back to New London in Connecticut, & thence to Norwalk in the same State, & there tained three or four weeks; Then an attempt was made to cross to Long Island with to destroy a British magazine two Regiments viz Col Webb Continental Regiment & that of Col Ely aforesaid. This attempt was made from Nor- walk harbor in four or five Ships in Compa- ny with a privateer Ship — The Privateer was taken by the enemy, & the enterprise failed — The Schooner, in which this Regiment was, landed on Long Island about two hundred of the sol- diers where they marched to Austin's Point where they were conveyed by a Schooner to New Lon- don — The Schooner was commanded Lieut Francis Mitchell; marched thence to Stonington Point & was there discharged at the expiration of the said six months; that the discharge then obtained has been lost, & he has no documentary evidence of said service, & knows of no person whose testimony he can obtain without much travel, trouble & expense — And further that he relinquishes every claim whatever to any pension except the present

and further declares that his name is not on any other pension roll of the Army of any State
Isaac Smith
Subscribed & sworn to the day & year aforesaid
Hiram Wilbur. Clerk
We James Vandepoele & Charles Whiting residing in the town of Kinderhook, County of Columbia & State of New York. hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Isaac Smith who has subscribed & sworn to the above declaration, that we believe him to be seventy one years of age; that he is respected & beloved in the neighbourhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution & that we concur in that opinion - 16 July 1852
Subscribed & sworn the day & year aforesaid
J. W. Fairfield Justice of the Justice Court
Vandepoele
C. Whiting

And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter & after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named Applicant was a revolutionary soldier & served as he states. And the Court further certifies that the two persons who have signed the preceding Certificate, are well known to this Court, as men of high standing & reputation, that they are both credible persons & their statement entitled to credit. That the one James Van Dreford is a Circuit Judge & vice Chancellor of this State, & the other Charles Whiting, is a Major General of the Militia in this State. And the Court further states that the Clergyman of the town where the deponent resides, was absent from home & his Certificate could not therefore be obtained —
W. Fairfield Justice
Wm R May
Subscribed this 20 th day of July, 1832, before me Hiram Wilson, Clerk

I, Niram Wilson, Clerk of the Justices court aforesaid, do hereby certify that the foregoing con- tains the original proceedings of the said court the matter of the application of Isaac Frank for a pension. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal of my office this 16 th day of July 1832.
Niram Wilson Clerk
State of New York } Columbia County } ss
On this 26 th day of October in the year 1832, personally appeared in open court, before the Justices of the Justices court aforesaid, now acting Isaac Frank, the aforesaid appli- cant, who being duly sworn according to Law, doth under oath declare in index

to amend his former Declaration, as directed by a letter from the War Department dated August 14. 1802
That he is the identical Isaac Frink, who has subscribed & sworn to the Declaration aforesaid; That the date of his first en- listment, mentioned in said Declaration of "the spring of the spring of the year 1777" was about the twelfth of April of that year at Stonington, in Connecticut as aforesaid. That he was enlisted for six months in the company of Capt. Nathan Palmer, Lieutenant Benj n Chesebrough & in the Regiment of Colonel M c Guire Ely - That when the Regiment arrived at Prov- idence as aforesaid they were joined to the Brigade of General Shmuel - That the particulars of his service are stated in his former Declaration That he was duly discharged at Stonington aforesaid on or about the twelfth of Oct r in the year 1777. That he has no record of his age except the family bible that he used to from his birth till 1799 - at New London in Conn t 20 years & since at Kinderhook aforesaid.
Sworn to subscribe the day & year aforesaid
Isaac Frink
John D. Parker Clerk
I John D. Parker Clerk of the Superior Court aforesaid hereby certify that the containing the original proceedings before said Court by Isaac Frink in order to amend his former

Declaration for a pension - in Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal of office this 27 day of Feb. 1832.
John D. Parker Clk.

In reply to your request of _____, received for a statement of the military history of Isaac Trinkle a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his ( or his widow's ) application for pen- sion on file in this Bureau.
See file 10,705
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     Stonington Conn Apr 20, 77 6 mos. ✓ Nathan Palmer John Ely Conn.                                                   
Battles engaged in,
Spencer's Expedition to R. I.
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Stonington Conn.
Date of application for pension, July 16, 1837.
Residence at date of application, Kinderhook, Columbia Co., N.Y.
Age at date of application, B. at Stonington Conn. in Feb. 1761.
Remarks: ✓
No data as to family
No claim for Frederick Branstator Conn.
Very respectfully,

Rev. Mass
10705 INVALID.
1907 May 7. Hist. to Mrs. W. F. Gilroy - c
File No. 10,705
Isaac Frink Priv Rev War
Act: June 7 th 1832
Index: — Vol. 2 , Page 132
[Arrangement of 1870.]

5.16.44
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116 Elm Ave Mount Vernon, N.Y. Commissioner of Pensions. Washington, D.C.
Dear Sir:-
In looking up my Ancestry necessary to join the Daughters of the Revolution. I find that I have two Ancestors Isaac  Leick of Stonington Conn and Frederick  Brewster of Franklin Conn who served in the

Revolutionary War - but I have not been able to find the dates of birth and death of each. I wish if possible you could supply these dates - for me and also a record of their service in the Revolutionary War.
Hope to hear from you as soon as possible.
Yours truly & friend.
Eldora Grace Gilroy (Mrs. H. F. Gilroy)
April 19-1907.

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